REMARKABLE RWANDA PROGRAM 2020

DAY 1: Arrive in Kigali, one of the safest, cleanest Capital City in Africa. Go through Immigration and transfer to your Hotel in the City for Breakfast. Check in and take a Rest, Sauna, Steam bath or swim in the sparkling Pool, one of a kind. Afternoon City Tour, with highlight of the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Dinner & Overnight at KIM HOTEL. (www.kimhotel.co.rw)

Day 2: Early breakfast, take the 3 hours’ drive to Akagera Park, enter the park for full day game drive; Akagera is home to a variety of game, and an exciting reserve. It offers an interesting contrast to the more mountainous central and western parts of Rwanda. There are plenty of animals around and the birdlife is quite exceptional. Mammals include a healthy population of Elephant and Buffalo, plus 11 species of antelope including Impala, Common Duiker, Defassa Wa terbuck, Bushbuck, Oribi, Tsessebe, Cape Eland and the rare Sable Antelope. Hippos are present in impressive numbers in the lakes and rivers and Zebra and Giraffe still roam the more open acacia dotted plains. Have lunch at Rusizi Tented camp or Akagera Game lodge. After game viewing drive back to Kigali for overnight Dinner & Overnight at KIM HOTEL. (www.kimhotel.co.rw)

DAY 3: LAKE KIVU After Breakfast, proceed through the curvy drive around a THOUSAND HILLS to Lake Kivu. Enjoy breath-taking views of the remarkable FLORA of Rwanda. Arrive in Gisenyi, and check in to your Hotel. (www.serenahotels.com) Lake Kivu Lake Kivu is extraordinarily beautiful, a vast inland Sea enclosed by the steep, green terraced hills, characteristic of rural Rwanda…REMARKABLE. Apart from water sports, Lake Kivu offer rewarding glimpses into a more ancient Africa, as fishermen ply the water in dugout canoes typically centuries’ design. Enjoy a FUN Boat ride on Lake Kivu to Kibuye, a tourist lakeshore overlooking pine-covered hills seemingly transplanted from the ALPS. Proceed to the PARTY ISLAND for a memorable Barbeque. Highlights: Water sports, FUN & FOOD up to Sundowner. Sail back to your Hotel for overnight at either Kivu Serena or Paradise Malahide

DAY 4: After Breakfast, check out at mid-morning and drive to Musanze, the home to the Majestic Mountain Gorillas. Proceed to Red Rocks camp and check in. Later immerse yourself into cultural activities ranging from being entertained by traditional local dancer, demonstration of how the local banana beer is made. Later in the evening participate voluntarily to prepare African Rwandese cuisine and feel free to inter-change cuisine techniques. Later in the evening you will converge at the bonfire, enjoy stories mostly about the history and culture of Rwanda, while enjoying barbeque at our camping grounds, gazing the stars and moonlight, unforgettable experience. Dinner & Overnight. OPTIONAL CONSERVATION GORILLA TREK @1500$ per Person (Advance Booking)

DAY 5: After a leisurely breakfast participate in basket weaving, be taught by our local women association on how our precious AGASEKE basket is weaved. Later on drive to the beautiful compellingly twin lakes BULERA & RUHONDO, enjoy the panoramic views of the volcanoes home to the iconic mountain gorillas and the surrounding environ, optional boat ride to explore the Island. Return to Red Rocks for lunch, thereafter visit Red Rocks initiatives arts gallery in Kinigi, voluntarily you may participate in creating your own arts which you will take home as souvenir and also witness how arts is used for conservation of the gorillas, if you wish you may also purchase your souvenirs. In the evening transfer back to Kigali, stops enroute to photograph scenic areas, on arrival in Kigali, proceed to the airport to catch flight.

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